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Mapogo Fury!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Yesterday we were treated to the ultimate display of raw power in Africa, 2 male lions in an intense battle over a female!
This all unfolded in front of the camp after the males had been seriously tracking a buffalo herd. A female lion turned up and suddenly the buffalo were gone and all attention was focused on the female in oestrus! Brothers hunting together quickly turned into brothers fighting over the female.
Everything happened so fast as these things tend to do but I managed to get a high enough shutter speed to freeze the action. None of the males were clearly dominant and the fight ended abruptly with both licking their wounds.
Posted by Dave Pusey